Having just celebrated Record Store Day 2025 (see our recommended best release pick up’s for that on this post), the Download Festival team have another glut of announcements for everyone! This includes the full District X programme – but more on that later! The one that ties in most closely to RSD 2025 is the…
The Vengabus is coming, and Donington will be jumping! Last years’ excellent District X line up at Download Festival 2024 featured everything from Slay Duggee to awesome DJ sets to an unforgettable Bowling For Soup acoustic set. The 2025 District X line up is off to one hell of a start. Dutch Eurodance royalty Vengaboys…
Not content with providing heavy metal fans with a weekend stacked with some of the world’s finest extreme music every summer. Bloodstock announced their first ever ‘Winter Gathering’ event today, set to take place at KK’s Steel Mill in Wolverhampton on December 6th! Having long ago graduated from indoor stages into the open air behemoth…
Always keen to engage with their loyal fanbase, the Download Festival team have launched their latest initiative – The Download Family! By signing up to The Download Family, you’ll get regular updates from the team, including lots of info ahead of the general public and access to various member perks. With the launch of Issue…
2000trees Festival have now announced an additional 45 new bands and acts for the 2025 line-up for this summers highly anticipated edition of the much loved and officially the Best Medium Festival. Having snagged the accoalde for the 3rd year in the row at the UK Festival Awards! Bands now announced included Scottish two piece…
In a week already jam packed with festival and tour announcements. The UK’s biggest independent rock festival, Slam Dunk rounded out their line-up for 2025 with over 25 new bands this week! Following a huge initial announcement featuring the likes of A Day To Remember, Electric Callboy and Neck Deep. The festival has now added…
Three brand new headliners for Download 2025! For the first time since 2010 the Download Festival has an entirely fresh set of headliners for the Donington faithful to enjoy. With punk rock legends Green Day making their Download bow on Friday night, the mysterious phenomenon of Sleep Token on Saturday and nu metal icons KoRn…
As far as first festival line up announcements go, Bloodstock Open Air Festival have smashed it out of the park with their opening blast of bands for 2025. In their opening 19 band salvo, Bloodstock have revealed all three main stage headliners for next years festival and a viking boat load of other good stuff…
After starting the summer with a triumphant weekend featuring the likes of You Me At Six and Funeral for a Friend back in May. Slam Dunk rounded out the festival season in style today, announcing the first batch of bands for their 2025 line up. Including A Day To Remember, Electric Callboy, Neck Deep, New…
As we get closer and closer to the 2024 Download Festival, the more announcements keep coming out of Download HQ! The latest one concerns entertainment for those who have shelled out for the various forms of RIP camping. It has been a tradition for a number of years now that those in RIP get some…